E308: Square Enix confirms North American release of Exit, Legend of Kage 2

by JC Fletcher { Jul 9th 2008 at 11:45AM }

Square Enix has announced its E3 lineup, and it features two ... not surprises, exactly, but games whose releases have so far been unconfirmed. We're very happy to see two more games from Taito's DS lineup, Exit DS and The Legend of Kage 2, planned for U.S. release. Maybe Arkanoid and Space Invaders Extreme are doing okay at retail!

Like the previous pair, Exit DS and Kage 2 are shipping simultaneously, on October 7. While Arkanoid and Space Invaders were both based on moving left to right and destroying columns of enemies on the top screen, Exit DS and Kage 2 are both side-scrolling platform action games. It's like these pairs were planned from the start! But where does that leave poor Pet Shop Monogatari?

On the non-Taito side, Square Enix will show off Final Fantasy IV, Dragon Quest IV, and Chrono Trigger.

Gallery: Exit DS

Gallery: The Legend of Kage 2

Tags: action, e3-2008, e308, exit, legend-of-kage, platform, square-enix, taito

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Flagg @ Jul 9th 2008 12:08PM

Legend Of Kage one was great game so i'am really looking foward to this sequel.

Nightrunner @ Jul 9th 2008 1:05PM

I agree - although the arcade version of LoK was much better than the NES version. This one looks pretty good, though. The fact you now have a life bar means no more constantly dying right as you get into your 'ninja groove'.

Nothing worse than jumping through the trees and then suddenly plummenting to the ground. Now you get to flip out and kill people without worrying about the occasional stray shuriken. Good times!

Kimiko @ Jul 9th 2008 3:06PM

The art of both games looks.. a bit dated :�

What's up with Squeenix coming out with old games in (semi-)new clothes all the time? Surely they could put together another TWEWY team from all the folks working on remakes and ports?

nixy @ Jul 9th 2008 3:22PM

Waugh.

Seriously, Exit DS has the worst controls of any game I've ever played. Would not recommend.

supa_s @ Jul 9th 2008 4:15PM

i agree. I tried the Japanese version and gave up after 30 seconds. Seriously. Not kidding at all.

rikki @ Jul 9th 2008 4:28PM

Damn.

I had hoped they would fix the poor controls when it was ported to the DS, as that was what kept me from purchasing the original.

gukid @ Jul 9th 2008 4:22PM

Speaking of the US release of Space Invaders Extreme, my brother purchased the game, and tells me that further into the hard mode game, there are patterns of enemies which are IMPOSSIBLE to defeat due to how slow you move. Aparently the only way to progress would be to have the paddle which lets you move faster than the D-pad. Way to test your games Square-Enix...